The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-02
Return of the Club.

The club reached home last night at I0:45
oclock, over the c., III. e. /. railroad. They
were glad to get back They in splendid
shape, and are much more robust in appearance
than when they started on their tour. Before
President Newberger had finished shak-
Ing hands with the players Manager Burn
ham wanted to know if he had been
'hred." He told that he had,
and he seemed to take the news n matter of
course. Morrison, the new pitcher came in
with the team. he is quite youthful in appear
1nce.
I'VE are mighty glad to get back" said Jerry
Denny TO Journal reporter, "for now we will
be able to win some games. We have been play
Ing good ball ever since we left home, but luck
and bad umpiring seemed to be against us, and
we couldn't win. Every man in the club plays
good ball We are weak at the bat, but still not
weak enough to cause us to lose many games
rs we did We were very badly treated at several
places by the umpire. A club always plays to
disadvantage away from home, because the UNI
pire and the people are both against them. Be-
tides, n club that stands low in the League is
sure to get the worst of it from the umpire
. Quest robbed US of three games, at least. All
his umpiring was against US. We tried to kick,
and he fined us all, we couldn't do anything
but bear the injustice. Charges have been pre-
Rerred against him. and he will be released"
'What club IN the East do you regard as the
strongest"
''BOStOD, perhaps Iney are playing very
steady game. New York is playing we'll, but
they are changing their men too much. The
Pittsburg club is a strong club, and SO is the
Washington team, but think we equally rs
good Chicago i expect to come up"
Speaking of the management of the home
Jean, he said: 1.-THE club lost much by having
Burnham along. The people don't like him any
where, and we have to suffer on account of his
population. know a manager can't win games,
but 1 do know that when the boys like
man they will play better. They
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they do not like is over them." OF Teddy Sui
)van he said: HE knows something about base
ball, but the players don't like him. We have
had some experience with him. Glasscock ought
20 be made manager 1t would the club
Zig expense and if they hunt the country over
they will not find better man. He is ambitious.
The players all like him, and by putting him in
the club would be united and the difference in
their playing would be seen at once"
Glasscock, as usual, did not care TO talk much.
''There is no use in saying we have been playing
TO bad luck, fsaid he 1.-THE clubs all say that
when they get beat, and the people don't believe
them. The fact is, we found clubs that played
better ball than we did We lost several games
by bad umpiring, but good deal of the time
were out-played. We play well every where but
at the bat. IL we had some good batters
pould play well as most of the clubs The
people here ought not to be disappointed over
bur record. The trouble is they are expecting
too much. They oughtn't expect us to play like
Detroit New York Boston. / knew we
couldn't when we started out They know how
we played last year, and / can't see how they
expect us to do much better this year. Still
we haven't done well as we ought to- and we
will do better from this on, L think" Speaking
of manager he said: There isn't much for
manager to do, but he ought to be man the
boys get along with. and one who knows
something about ball. I don't care for the place,
but If they want to give it to me. will do the
best can"
Manager Burnham said he didn't think he had
done anything that should cause him TO be re-
leased. eve have got along splendidy,r said he,
land have done all . could to help the club
along We outplayed nearly all the clubs, but
Whenever there was close game the umpire
gave il TO the home team"
The Pittsburg team came in last night at 11:30
over the Big Four railroad They are in good
shape, and hope TO win the majority of the
series of games here. efssg.ss Esttfs
The directors of the home club are anxious
that the boys should be welcomed home by a big
crowd to-day. The game will be called at $3.50
o'clock. The positions of the players will be as
follows:
Fitsbur0. IadipHGp oils.
Brown center field. Seery. left field